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6.19.2009

It's the Little Things

What's the old expression? Children learn from what you do, not what you say? I don't remember my parents ever telling me to offer the UPS man a to-go cup of ice on a steamy June day, or to ask a mason toiling in the hot sun if he would care for a Coke, but I've seen them do it year after year and now I try never to forget to do the same.

It's funny how few people do this even though in theory kitchens are sleeker and more efficient than ever before. Sometimes it's all about the gesture. As an appreciative FedEx driver recently explained to my mom, bathroom breaks are a challenge on her route, so she has to decline a glass of water, but from now on Mom's packages are placed at the door a little more carefully than her neighbor's.

13 comments:

Yes, do what I do not what I say..It is funny what we take and what we do not take from our parents. Espescially if we have siblings, we can all be raised in the same home with the same values and everyones lives will be lived with differences & the values different! By the weay, love the kitchen!L

"Living in the DESERT means N*E*V*E*R having to say I'M THIRSTY!"... (at least not at OUR house!)~

My husband thinks I go OVERBOARD, JUST BECAUSE I practically "pack a full lunch" for anyone who will be working outside at our home. (But even those working INside get "special treatment"... you don't MESS with dehydration here!)...

I LOVE taking care of people, and "paying it forward" is a great way to enjoy life~~~ NOW!!!

I/we "do" the "fresh fruits & cold bottled water" route for folks 'round here. I smile at "popsicles", as altho most of us ADORE them, they wouldn't last two seconds in the summer months around here!~~~

This all harks to how we like to live~~~ "Being good is its own reward", isn't it?!?!

Like Linda, I'm here in the good ole desert & always I make sure anyone knows ice water & a bathroom are at their disposal.I think many people forget that UPS, USPS & all the other trades we rely on as well as people first & deserved to be treated so. Brav for your post & all the kindenss given by posters too!!!!